The Illustrated Guide to Terrorism
Chapter 1: What Is Terrorism?
Page 10: The Sicarii
Sicarii pep talk
LEADER
Who are we?
GROUP
We’re the SICARII!*
BYSTANDER
More like “sick in the head” if you ask me.
Two sicae
*Named for their weapon of choice: the easily-concealed curved knives called SICAE.
Pep talk continues
LEADER
What do we want?
GROUP
Rome out of Judea!!
BYSTANDER (running to join)
Now you’re talking! Heck yeah Rome out of Judea!!
Pep talk continues
LEADER
How do we get it?
GROUP
We-
BYSTANDER
KILL THE ROMANS!
Amirite?
Stick figures of the Sicarii group looking worried as they berate the bystander
GROUP
Shutupshutupshutup
Christ, what’s wrong with you?
Trying to get us all killed?
You sick in the head?
NARRATOR
Okay, so maybe there was a LEETLE bit more to it…
Yeah. Those Romans have guards and soldiers with armor and all SORTS of stabby implements. Trying to kill them would be a good way to get dead.
Yeah, what have the Romans ever done for us anyway?
We mustn’t lose sight of who the real enemy is: the Judean People’s Front!
Romanes eunt domes!
“The Romans, they go the house?”